Dominate!

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

God said it, “… let them have dominion …” However, through the sin of one man, Adam, dominion was given to the god of this world, the devil. After the flood, God once again gave dominion to man. God blessed Noah and his sons and said unto them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. ²And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. ³Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things”. (Genesis 9:1-3NIV) God gave you power and authority over all the works of His hand; He put all things under your feet. Instead of the little masters, made in the image of God, ruling over all that He has given, the little masters became prisoners to it. Jesus came to set the captives free and to restore power and authority back to you. He conquered the power of sin and death and gave you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Jesus said, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” As a result, your dominion has been restored and you have all of heaven backing you up as you exercise your ability to dominate. So when the tempter comes you can say as Jesus said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Bread can be understood to mean anything that you believe will sustain you. For example: money, jobs or careers, people, and or physical nourishment. You can say, “It is written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” You can say, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’”. You can say these things in the authority of Jesus Christ if He is the captain of your salvation; you are in right-standing with Him; you have unwavering faith in Him; and you are living the set apart life God has called you to. The authority to dominate is yours for the taking. Take it and walk in it!

Scripture References: Romans 5:12; Genesis 9:1-3; Psalms 8:6; Luke 4:18; Matthew 16:19; Hebrews 2:8-11,14-18NIV; Matthew 4:1-11NIV

Prayer for today: Father, thank you for restoring power and authority to me through Jesus Christ, my LORD and Master. I take it now. Help me, I pray, by the power of Holy Spirit to walk in it.  In JESUS name, AMEN.

Whatever you must do today, there is a grace for that. Accept the grace and make it a sweatless day.

Love

Dianne